Cathright Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cathright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cathright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cathright Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cathright is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathright? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cathright is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cathright are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cathright is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Cathright is most numerous in: Alabama, where 40 percent are found, Georgia, where 40 percent are found and Missouri, where 20 percent are found.

Cathright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cathright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cathright last name contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catright944/
Coothright840/
Cotright8266/
Katright821/
Cearight821/
Carright821/
Cauright820/
Casright820/
Coutright782/
Seatright780/
Coright750/
Kotright7115/
Couright710/
Catrix67403/
Koetright670/
Castrix630/
Carraige593/
Carix5711/
Kotraight561/
Kaarigeet561/
Coutrix50179/
Qaraige5011/
Carhaix502/
Kaytrix501/
Kareghe501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cathright
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis